Official Game Thread - 8/17 - Bucs @ Dodgers

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:49 am

Single and a walk for Crowe to start the second. I guess that's an improvement over a double and a walk

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:50 am

04212222371C21292B3C4E0 wrote: Just heard that the Dodgers have won 14 straight against the Bucs.

21 out of 23. Totally embarrassing!
Get rid of them, the Cardinals, the Brewers, and the Reds, and the Bucs have a decent shot at .400

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:50 am

Crowe back to pitching where you could time him with a sun dial

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:59 am

I recall when the Pirates traded Bell to the Nats for Crowe and Yean that Yean was the guy the Pirates were really interested in and that Crowe was a marginal MLB pitcher. Yean is 20 and struggling in Bradenton. He's got a long way to go. But there's still time. Crowe seems to be as advertised. He seems to be a marginal 5th starter.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:04 am

795459484F5E49090A3B0 wrote: I recall when the Pirates traded Bell to the Nats for Crowe and Yean that Yean was the guy the Pirates were really interested in and that Crowe was a marginal MLB pitcher. Yean is 20 and struggling in Bradenton. He's got a long way to go. But there's still time. Crowe seems to be as advertised. He seems to be a marginal 5th starter.
It seems to me Crowe wants to pitch how he feels comfortable, even if it means he gets hammered. When he seems committed to what Stallings is putting down he does good.

Once he learns to trust his stuff, I think he's going to be a solid starter. Him and Brubaker both have pitches with a lot of movement, so there's something there to work with.

It's a pipe dream I know. But I see more from him as an actual ML pitcher than I have from Keller

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:07 am

The New Look Gamel with a one out triple!!!

Taylor shaken up going into the wall. He's lucky it isn't the Dodger Stadium I used to go to.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:08 am

Crowe can't help himself, hits it right to the third baseman

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:09 am

And once again the Pirates strand a runner at third. This is getting old. Should have won the game last night, but lost because of it

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:12 am

Lead off double

Crowe isn't going to keep escaping these situations

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:18 am

Bellinger with a bloop single that keeps Seager from scoring, but Reynolds throws to nowhere, Bellinger to second, now with the infield in the bloop goes right over short,

2-0

Like I said, Crowe wasn't going to survive this all night long